Detachable handle for brooms, mops, &amp;c.



PATENTED MAY 2, 1905.

M. HARTMAN. DBTACHABLE HANDLE FOR BROOMS, MOPS &o.

APPLICATION FILED JAN 9 1904 l M v A Tron/vg ys.

NTTnn STATES Patented May 2, 1905.

PATENT Trice.

DETACHABLE HANDLE FOR BROOIVIS, IVIOFS, 600.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 789,021, dated May 2,1905.

Application filed January 9,1904. Serial No. 188,301.

To f/JZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN HARTMAN, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Upper Sandusky, in the county of VVyandot and State of Ohio,have made certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Handles forBrooms, Mops, &c., of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in detachable handles for brooms,mops, &c., its object being to provide improved means whereby a handlecan be put on anew broom, Sac., when-the old one is worn out and also toprovide improved means whereby the handle can be readily taken apart andpacked in a small space, thereby entailing a saving in cost oftransportation and shipping.

To these ends my invention consists in certain novel features ofconstruction, arrangement, and combination of parts, as will behereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim1 referencebeing had to accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a sectionalelevation showing the device as in use. Fig. 2 is a sectional view ofthe coupling member. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the stub member,showing the central connecting-bolt.

In carrying out my invention I use astub or rod (of wood) A of suitablelength-say about siX inches--havinga central bore a, preferably square,through it. The upper end of the stub A is cone or wedge shaped, asshown at a'. Passing through the central bore is the bolt B, the head Z)of which rests against the lower end of the stub. The upper end of thebolt extends a short distance beyond the upper cone-shaped end of thestub and is threaded, as at Z'. The body of the bolt is made square orsome other suitable shape to prevent its turning in the stub. This stubwith the bolt B in place is secured in the broom-head O by wiring orother suitable means.

D represents a casting of suitable length which is preferably hollowthroughout its length and formed with an upper socket Z and a lowersocket CZ. The upper socket is slightly tapered and is designed toreceive and hold the lower end of a long broom or mop handle, as will bepresently described. The

lower socket Z is tapered and cone-shaped, the taper corresponding tothat of the coneshaped upper end of the stub A. A screwthreaded openingZ2 extends from the upper end of the Socket LZ to the lower end of theupper socket d, said threaded passage Z2 being adapted to be screwedonto the threaded upper end of the bolt B.

The handle E has its lower end slightly tapered and tits in the uppersocket Z of the casting D. The handle E may be held from turning in thesocket Z by means of a pin e or by other suitable means.

The stub A, with its bolt B, having been securely fastened in the broomor mop head C, the casting D, with the handle E in place, is then fittedover the upper end of said stub and screwed to the threaded end of thebolt B, thus drawing stub and casting or coupling tightly together andforming a joint which will be as strong as any other part of the broomor mop.

When the broom or mop wears out. the stub and handle can be removedtherefrom and secured to a new broom or mop, or the coupling D, withbroom-handle E, can be removed from the broom or mob head when it isdesired to place the broom or mop within small compass.

It will thus be seen that I produce a device which is cheap, simple, andconvenient in handling and one which will afford considerable saving ofmaterial and also space in transportation and shipping.

It is of course obvious that my improvement is equally applicable tomops and the like.

The lower end of the casting or coupling is `flared outwardly, as shownin Fig. 2, so as to abut against the upper portion of the wiring of thebroom-head and hold it in place.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The herein-described improvement in attachments for separablebroom-handles consisti ng of a hollow stub cone-shaped at its upper endand adapted to be secured in a broomhead, a bolt passing through thecenter of said stub and having its upper end externally IOO threaded, acoupling member having asoeket upper end of the cone-shaped socket andeni in its upper end adapted to receive and retain gauging the threadedupper end of the bolt. ahandle-stick and provided With aeone-shapedsocket in its lower end adapted to [it over the MARHN HARlMAN 5Cone-shaped upper end of the stub, Said coup- Witnesses:

ling member provided further With an inter- BENJAMIN MECK,

nally-threaded passage extending from the SAMUEL A. WILLMETH.

